Vintage Bakes at Casa Angelina

Vintage Bakes was the theme for the latest get together of the Edinburgh Bakers, which was held on Wednesday night in the lovely Casa Angelina on London Street. Being a fan of Casa Angelina anyway, there was really no decision to make about whether or not I would try and get a space on this…

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The Secret Herb Garden

Up on Old Pentland Road, Midlothian near the Ski Slope you will find the Secret Herb Garden.  For the last few weeks I’ve been following the progress updates on Twitter of this new venture and was keen to pay it a visit! The Secret Herb Garden opened its doors to the public on the 1st…

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Danish Apple Cake

As usual I had excessively overestimated how many apples we would actually eat last week (answer is none by the way!).  So when faced with a pile of them I decided to make this really easy Danish Apple Cake, which also ties in well with the fact Copenhagen is the host city for this years…

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The Kelpies

Over the last year or so while on our daily commute up and down the M9, Stuart and I have watched ‘The Kelpies‘ gradually rise out of the ground and become the amazing, eye-catching sculptures they are today.  I’m not going to lie, I did initially say ‘Why do we need two massive horses heads…

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Lamb Dhansak

The other evening Stuart and I caught a bit of Mary Berry Cooks in which she was whipping up a very tasty looking Lamb Dhansak.  Curries are something we like to eat but don’t cook enough off at home, so we thought we would give Mary’s Dhansak a try.  A Dhansak is usually a mild…

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Timberyard

I’ve wanted to visit Timberyard since it opened and I eventually got my chance at the end of January for our Wedding Anniversary. It’s located on Lady Lawson Street in what was the old Lawson’s Timberyard;  a red wooden garage door hides the restaurant and you could easily walk past and not realise it was…

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Its Good to Eat Pudding!

On Sunday I went with a few of the Edinburgh Bakers to Wendy’s Pudding Club which she held to raise funds for Its Good to Give.  Having tasted Wendy’s cakes and puddings on a number of occasions we knew we were in for a great treat! We were welcomed into her home where she had…

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Patisserie Madeleine

A couple of Sundays ago, we went out for a walk round Inverleith Park and then down into Stockbridge to the weekly market, by which point I was in need of a cuppa!  We walked passed Patisserie Madeleine and noticed the beautiful cakes in the window, and I knew what I definitely wanted!  The cafe…

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Edinburgh Larder Bistro

Last week myself and a few friends headed along to the Edinburgh Larder Bistro in a basement on the corner of Alva Street.  I have driven passed it many times and at last had an excuse to go. We were also fortunate to spot on LivingSocial a voucher – 2 courses and a glass of…

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Irish Soda Farls

Since tomorrow is St Patricks Day I thought I better whip up something for the occasion.  I choose Soda Bread, or Soda Farls to the Northern Irish amongst us.  Soda Farls are great to eat fresh from the griddle slathered in butter, toasted and slathered in butter, or fried… in butter (you can see a…

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